From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2009-08-30 18:05:31 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] poisoning (and there is much more info there)
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>, Ferret Mailing List <ferret-l@LISTSERV.FERRETMAILINGLIST.ORG>
The current website of the ASPCA's APCC is not at all very well=20
designed for searching so I figured I'd put a few useful links. Some=20
of these are not ferret specific but are ferret-applicable (for=20
example fexofenadine poisoning).
> Veterinary Lifeline Partner Program (VLPP)
> The Veterinary Lifeline Partner Program affords veterinarians and=20
> veterinary clinics immediate access to the expert staff of the ASPCA=20
> Animal Poison Control Center (APCC). Enrollment in VLPP is free, and=20
> includes other benefits, such as our quarterly e-newsletter.
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/veterinary-resources/veterina=
ry-lifeline-partner.html
These are just a ***SMALL SAMPLING*** from
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/veterinary-resources/animal-p=
oison-control-center.html
alternative link:
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/
and near the bottom of this one see live links in:
> More Resources:
> =95 What To Do If Your Pet Is Poisoned
> =95 Your Free APCC Magnet
> =95 Safeguarding Cats from Plants
> =95 A Poison Safe Home
> =95 People Foods to Avoid Feeding Your Pets
> =95 Top 10 Drugs That Poison Our Pets
> =95 Snake Bite Safety and Prevention Tips
>
> Ask the Experts: Okay or No Way?
at home:
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/a-poison-safe-home.html
if poisoning happens:
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/what-to-do-if-your-pet-is-pois=
oned.html
management:
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/apcc_ferret.pdf
humans meds and human vitamins that often kill or injure pets:
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/top-10-human-medications-that-=
poison-our-pets.html
dangerous foods and some less dangerous but potentially risky:
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/people-foods.html
rodenticides:
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/anticoagulant.pdf
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/d-dbriefoct2002.pdf
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/0903toxbrief.pdf
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/c-vettech_0102.pdf
insecticides:
http://www.aspca.org/pressroom/press-releases/030507.html
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/top-10-pet-poisons-of-2008.htm=
l
antihistamines:
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/f-toxbrief_1001.pdf
chocolate (the darker it is the riskier it is):
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/m-toxbrief_0201.pdf
Ibuprofen (Acetaminophen is also ***highly*** poisonous for ferrets,=20
causing liver failure):
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/t-toxbrief_0704.pdf
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/vlpp-newsletter-archive/vlpp-=
newsletter-summer-2007.html
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/vlpp-newsletter-archive/vlpp-=
newsletter-summer-2007.html
> Ferrets are also sometimes exposed to ibuprofen, and even just one=20
> pill can be lethal.
Ma Huang ("Mormon Tea" is a term used in some areas for Ephedra. Some=20
of Steve's relatives with a long history in Utah knew the term when we=20
first heard it.):
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/y-toxbrief_0699.pdf
a few of the plant hazards:
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/zb-wallis-tox_brief=
-may_vt_05.pdf
more:
http://www.aspca.org/pet-care/poison-control/plants/
some holiday hazards:
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/za-vettech_1103.pdf
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/documents/zi-vettech_1101.pdf
Naproxen:
http://www.aspcapro.org/animal-poison-control/vlpp-newsletter-archive/vlpp-=
newsletter-fall-2007.html
> Cats and ferrets appear to be more sensitive to naproxen than dogs,=20
> and its use is not recommended in these species.
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
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